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BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE
GOVERNOR
FINANCIAL LITERACY FOR YOUTH MONTH
AND
PERSONAL FINANCIAL LITERACY DAY
2009
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, in 2003 the President declared April as Financial Literacy for Youth Month as an
effort to highlight the importance of Financial Literacy and teach Americans how to establish and
maintain healthy financial habits; and
WHEREAS. in 2006 the North Carolina General Assembly passed legislation directing the North
Carolina Department of Public Instruction to provide instruction, activities and initiatives in Personal
Financial Literacy; and
WHEREAS, the instruction, activities, and initiatives provided by state agencies, public and
private institutions, regional agencies, and community organizations will contribute to develop and
enhance effective change in student behavior and attitudes; and
WHEREAS, North Carolina envisions a time when all citizens of our state have the financial
literacy knowledge and skills to ensure economic success; and
WHEREAS, North Carolina recognizes the need for youth to become proactive in financial affairs
that will prepare them to be more effective citizens in the twenty-first century;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE, Governor of the State ofNorth Carolina
do hereby proclaim April 2009, as "FINANCIAL LITERACY FOR YOUTH MONTH" and
April 15,2009, as "PERSONAL FINANCIAL LITERACY DAY" in North Carolina, and I call upon
the citizens of this state to encourage and support the efforts of the North Carolina Department of Public
Instruction and its partners who generously give their time, talents and resources to empower the citizens
and youth of our state.
BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE
, I have hereunto set rny hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of North
Carolina at the Capitol this t!1ird day of March in the year of our Lord two thousand and nine, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-ti1ird.

BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE
GOVERNOR
FINANCIAL LITERACY FOR YOUTH MONTH
AND
PERSONAL FINANCIAL LITERACY DAY
2009
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, in 2003 the President declared April as Financial Literacy for Youth Month as an
effort to highlight the importance of Financial Literacy and teach Americans how to establish and
maintain healthy financial habits; and
WHEREAS. in 2006 the North Carolina General Assembly passed legislation directing the North
Carolina Department of Public Instruction to provide instruction, activities and initiatives in Personal
Financial Literacy; and
WHEREAS, the instruction, activities, and initiatives provided by state agencies, public and
private institutions, regional agencies, and community organizations will contribute to develop and
enhance effective change in student behavior and attitudes; and
WHEREAS, North Carolina envisions a time when all citizens of our state have the financial
literacy knowledge and skills to ensure economic success; and
WHEREAS, North Carolina recognizes the need for youth to become proactive in financial affairs
that will prepare them to be more effective citizens in the twenty-first century;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE, Governor of the State ofNorth Carolina
do hereby proclaim April 2009, as "FINANCIAL LITERACY FOR YOUTH MONTH" and
April 15,2009, as "PERSONAL FINANCIAL LITERACY DAY" in North Carolina, and I call upon
the citizens of this state to encourage and support the efforts of the North Carolina Department of Public
Instruction and its partners who generously give their time, talents and resources to empower the citizens
and youth of our state.
BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE
, I have hereunto set rny hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of North
Carolina at the Capitol this t!1ird day of March in the year of our Lord two thousand and nine, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-ti1ird.